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Message: [QUOTE="miamicuse, post: 4190959, member: 7237"] That's a "false" choice because it is not one or the other. You can certainly argue that a close game with lead changes every 20 seconds is a more exciting game to watch and experience as a fan FOR THAT GAME, and it will be more memorable, and may get more replays on national TV therefore more eyeballs, a good example of that is the 6OT game. Is it better as a fan to experience THAT game then watching us crush an opponent with no doubt on the outcome 3 minutes into the game, like the 81-34 NCAA opener vs Montana? Absolutely. But that's a game by game experience as a fan, going through the ups and downs during the game. That experience is different from the experience over an entire season. Why does it have to be bubble + 2 games vs top ranked and first round exit? Are those the only choices? Why can't we be top ranked and make a deeper run into the tournament? It's the same argument with recruiting. Every time we lose a blue chip recruit we say well I would rather have a top 100 recruit that stays 4 years then a top 10 that doesn't even show up on campus like Brazley. Well that's a false choice too. We could have a 4 year Hakim Warrick, and we could have a one and done Carmelo, and they can be on the same team even. Syracuse basketball is not clinging on the outside of the bubble every season and collectively holding our breath on selection Sunday. Syracuse basketball is not wondering whether we will be invited to the NIT. Syracuse basketball is not looking at the ACCT bracket and hoping to avoid Duke. Can we still make a dunk? Having regular season success maximizes one's chance in the post season, better seed = better draw. Is it better to be seeded 2 then seeded 11? 100 out of 100 will choose to be a 2 seed, UNLESS the outcome is already known like the 1991 game vs Richmond, and that makes it a false choice. [/QUOTE]

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